Practices

Venture Capital

We advise companies, founders and the investors that back them on how to understand and navigate venture capital transactions.

Our expertise:

From SAFEs and pre-seed rounds to convertible notes and large institutional or strategic financing, we provide pragmatic and actionable advice to clients that adds real value.

We are stage agnostic and work across the full spectrum of venture. We understand the importance of building a trusted relationship and getting to grips with the complexities of your business. We get involved as early as possible, helping to shape and guide your strategy.

Our broad client base includes high growth companies, founders, angels, institutional investors and strategic corporate venture capital investors. This range of perspectives gives us unrivalled market insights and an ability to give a full picture of the venture market.

We also understand the importance of nurturing early-stage start-ups as they navigate the many legal and other challenges they can face. That is why we built the Start Strong programme - which provides founders with access to know-how when they need it most, legal experts at those crucial moments as the business grows, and a community excited about building great companies.

‘Standout group advising clients from a range of industries on acquisitions, divestments and investments. Knowledgeable of deals in the financial services, technology and healthcare sectors.’

Chambers 2020

‘The M&A practice also advises publicly listed companies on buy and sell side transactions. In private space it work for domestic companies on various sectors and private equity firms keep the team busy.’

IFLR 1000, 2020

Key areas:

Our team advises on issues including:

Our expert team advises on issues including:
Term sheet negotiation
Pro forma cap table modelling
Legal due diligence
Equity and bridge financings
Venture debt transactions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Co-founder arrangements
Tax planning and advice (including EIIS investments)
Employee options and incentives
IP strategies and protection
University and Corporate spin outs
Leaver scenarios
Exit strategies

Key highlights include advising:

ePower on its €30m funding round, with an equity investment from Impax Asset Management and debt funding from Dunport Capital Management.
X-Bolt Orthopaedics on it €3.5m funding round, led by Business Venture Partners (BVP).
Imvizar on its €1.5m funding round, led by Delta Partners with participation from Enterprise Ireland and prominent angels.
Squid Loyalty on its €1.7m crowdfunding round.
Magnostics on a CLN funding round with Enterprise Ireland.
Frontline Ventures on its investment in Seapoint Finance as part of the €3m pre-seed round.
LegitFit on its €1.74m funding round, led by Business Venture Partners (BVP), Delta Partner and TechStars.
Gresham House Ventures on its €5m investment in CitySwift.
Booka Technologies on a CLN funding round with Enterprise Ireland.
MyMoneyJar on its €1.4m equity funding round.